Tri-ing To Make a Difference: 269 Days And Counting

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Call it crazy, call it a 'mid-life crises', call it boys being boys... I don't mind. I am 45 years old, been physically active most of my life (interspersed with brief periods of sheer laziness) and have decided to complete the South African Ironman in April 2008. (3.8k Swim, 180k Cycle, 42.2k Run)

Someone told me that when you are 45, rich and bored you buy a Harley or a sports car. When you are 45, poor and suffer from OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder) you do the Ironman.

In 1987 I completed a canoe Ironman triathlon and suddenly realised that if I completed the Ironman in 2008, it would be almost 21 Years to the day since my last big physical challenge.

I have been training for a few months now but took 4 weeks off all training before the 'big push' that starts TODAY (2 July 2007). This BLOG will be a daily Web Log of the life and times of a Ironman Wannabe. I trust you will enjoy the experience with me and please feel free to comment on any of the blogs.

PS. I am doing this for charity and the details of that will soon be posted here, as well as on my own site at www.brandstrategy.co.za and at the TTMAD site (Tri-ing To Make A Difference)

Thursday, July 19, 2007

269 Days And Counting

It arrived! The training schedule from Triangle, that is. Doesn't look too bad in the beginning, in fact a little less than I have already been doing to start, BUT towards the end it gets scary!

Oh well, in for a penny in for a pound!

I will have to start swimming regularly and working specifically to the program. I need to see how the rebuild on my bike is going so that I can get on the road asap. Will continue on the spin sessions in the mean time.

Crazy day today and I think the I might only get in a light spin session when I return from Pretoria this evening. So no training to report as yet... will fill it all in again tomorrow.